Radiation Therapist

Minneapolis Radiation Oncology has an opening for a 0.5 FTE Radiation Therapist at our busy Fairview Ridges RTC in Burnsville, Minnesota. This position will typically work from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Monday through Friday but some flexibility is required to fill in for full days or to stay later when patient volumes increase. The MRO Ridges location is a busy clinic with 4 Therapists operating a Varian TrueBeam machine with Aria for their EMR and a GE CT Sim. DUTIES:• Deliver or ensure the delivery of the prescribed planned course of radiation therapy.• Observe patient for reactions and events, reports same to nursing staff and/or physician. • Assists with emergency procedures as required. • Actively participate in patient education.• Observe radiation safety measures for patients and personnel.• Maintain supplies for assigned areas as needed.• Participate in quality control checks of equipment, including machine warm-up, and report erratic operation to Lead Tech or Radiation Physicist when malfunctions occur.• Maintain patient records and charts and perform weekly chart checks.• Collect dosimetry information for computer planning. Use best efforts to ensure accurate documentation of treatment delivered and consistent directions and treatment information for future reference.• Cooperate with all personnel in proper conduct of department. Help maintain professional standards of technical staff.• Actively participate in development of new techniques.• Perform accurate, well-planned simulations.